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the parts of the nervous system/ facts

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What Controls Vital Involuntary Actions Such as The Beating of Your Heart?   The Brainstem  
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What is The Peripheral Nervous System?   The System made of Sensory and Motor Neurons that Allows You to Move  
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What is ANS?   One of the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System. It allows you to do things involuntarily.  
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What is SNS?   The Somatic Nervous System. This allows you to do things Voluntarily. It helps us respond to Stimuli as Well.  
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What is Myelin?   It speeds up signals telling you to move and allows for repair of damaged nerve tissue.  
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What are Motor Neurons?   These are Myelinated Neurons that are Attached to Muscles that help you move.  
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What are Sensory Neurons?   They attach to Senses. They are myelinated.  
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What are Interneurons?   They attach to the Brain and Spinal Cord and have no Myelin.  
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What are the 3 Functions of the Nervous System?   Stimuli, Analysis, and React  
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Your Brain Weighs what Percent of your Body Weight?   2%  
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What Percent of The Blood Pumping Around Your Body does The Brain Use?   20%  
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What Percentage of The Brain is Made up Of Water?   75%  
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When does the Brain Stop Growing?   Around the Age of 18 years old.  
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What Responsibility does the Nervous System Share with the Endocrine System?   Regulating & Maintaining Homeostasis  
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What are the Two Divisions of the Nervous System?   The Central Nervous & Peripheral Nervous Systems  
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What is The Central Nervous System?   The Brain and the Spinal Cord  
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What are The Three Parts of the Brain?   The Cerebrum, the Brainstem, and the Cerebellum  
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What is the Cerebrum Responsible For?   Voluntary Movement, Language, Reasoning, Perception, and Thought  
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What Are the Ridges in the Cerebrum Called?   Gyrus  
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What are the Valleys in the Cerebrum Called?   Sulcus  
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What is the Cerebellum Responsible for?   Coordination, motor Activities, and Remembering of Physical Skills  
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The Size of This Brain Region within Any Mammal Species is a Good Indicator of its Physical Capabilities   The Cerebellum  
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